BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945 BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

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15165 Voice OF Djibouti, in presumed Somali at 1553 UT, March 4. About 1623 UT I realized men were speaking French but because of severe noise I hadn't noticed when the language changed. Horn of Africa vocal and instrumental at 1626 UT and off at 1628:30 UT. Fair signal but mostly unreadable due to noise. Thursdays only. Anyone know the transmitter site? (Wendel Craighead-KS-USA, DXplorer March 5) UNID/RUSSIA ? 15165 clandestine La Voix de Djibouti noted today Thur March 4th again. TX signing-on at 15.29:49 UT. S=7-8 on Eton E1, but 7 diodes shining on Sony ICF2010, - signal here in southern Germany. At 1620 UT onwards a little stronger than 1530 UT. Maybe Samara site? sidelobe of 188 degrees?, but could be rather also a "dead zone" groundwave like signal from nearby Moldova Grigoriopol [if not WER, ISS] ? 15.31:35 UT started audio feed, "La Voix de Djibouti" ID, + worldwide web address URL. Mentioned also FLSC? organization and also country names like Niger and Somalia. Started in Somali, but in second half hour also in French language and stronger signal. 16.28:31 UT audio stopped suddenly midst on the song. 16.29:31 UT TX switch off transmission. Listen to my local recording. Contains 15165 La Voix de Djibouti, and for comparision at same time span from 05.32 min to 08.07 min short recording cuts of 15230 RRI Bucharest, Ar 15270 DWL Kigali, Ge 15300 RFI, Fr 15330 Marti VoA Greenville, Sp 15345 RTM via Nador, Ar, very, very tiny audio, though strong carrier. 15385 REE, Sp 15545 IRIB, Ar 15610 WEWN, En 15630 VoGRC ERT Avlis, Gr 15670 "Miraya 101 FM" via Rimavska Sobota Slovak Rep to Sudan, local Arabic, fluttery tiny signal. 15825 WWCR (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 4 SLOVAK REP 7385 Miraya FM Radio via IRRS SW at Rimavska Sobota shortwave site in Slovak Republic: in Arabic scheduled 3-6 UT noted with S=9+20dB level at 0549 UT March 3. Also via Rimavska Sobota shortwave site, religious EGR on 5990 kHz in English noted on March 2nd at 6-7 UT. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 2/3) SOLOMON ISLS 5020 SIBC at 1152 UT in Tok Pisin, announcer speaking to someone via telephone, 1154 UT Gospel song by The Gaithers, 1159 UT with what might have been a devotional, 1202 UT man with ID "This is the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation...", mentioned resuming "tomorrow file:///Z|/DOKUMENTATION-BULLETINS/WWDXD-BCDX/2010/BCDX954.TXT[11.06.2012 10:39:55]

morning", national anthem to 1204 UT and then left carrier on. Good, but frequent severe QRM from Cuba 5025 kHz. (Harold Sellers-BC-CAN, DXplorer March 4) SOUTH AFRICA 9960 Radio Bar-Kulan at 1558 UT. Radio Bar-Kulan via Meyerton-AFS um 1558 UT mit VT-Testmx, um 1600 UT dann ID "Radio Bar- Kulan" gefolgt von Sendeplan, Eingangsmoderation, Bismillah + kurzer Koranrezitation und Vn-Mx. Dazwischen immer wieder Jingles "Bar-Kulan Bar- Kulan Bar-Kulan". (Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX March 1) Received a detailed reply from David Smith, Director, Radio Bar-Kulan in 2 days for a reception report sent on 1st March, 2010 just after the inaugral txn was over at the usual email ID mentioned on their website. Earlier, also received an instant auto reply from Sunni Said Salah, Senior Somali Sports Journalist & Sports Chief Editor. Here's the reply received from David Smith, Director, Radio Bar-Kulan : "Thank you for your reception report. You heard us on our very first day of broadcast. Your details are correct. This is a brand new radio station so we do not yet have QSL cards. We will get some in the future. We do not even have a letterhead yet! One of our technicians is from India and I am copying him on this reply - I'm sure he will be pleased! Soon we will also be streaming from our internet site so check for details. Best and mahadsanid, David Smith Director" (Alokesh Gupta-IND, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 3) Hier in Stuttgart heute um 1635 UT ein sehr duerftig, flatterndes S=6-7 Signal mit HoA Musik ohne irgendwelche Stoerungen. Bei 500 kW mit 20 Grad Hauptkeule muesste hier eigentlich etwas mehr Power aufscheinen. Plus/Minus 30 Grad einer 2 x 2 Dipolvorhangantenne (typ 146) gibt ueblicherweise bei 348 Grad Richtung in Stuttgart immer noch eine gute Abdeckung. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 2) SRI LANKA Anyone interested can down load UADX from the following URL. You may use info with credit to UADX and Contributor, but please refrain from putting the entire Pdf file on other sites. Anyone interested can join the active group. Just published the UADX 149. The new URL is Similarly the #148 edition is available at Good DXing (Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, UADX March 2) SWEDEN Frequency change of Radio Sweden International in Swedish to Asia 1200-1230 NF 11550 HBY 350 kW 040 deg, ex9380 (R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 1) file:///Z|/DOKUMENTATION-BULLETINS/WWDXD-BCDX/2010/BCDX954.TXT[11.06.2012 10:39:55]

15165 Voice OF Djibouti, in presumed Somali at 1553 UT, March 4. About<br />

1623 UT I realized men were speaking French but because of severe noise I<br />

hadn't noticed when the language changed. Horn of Africa vocal and<br />

instrumental at 1626 UT and off at 1628:30 UT. Fair signal but mostly<br />

unreadable due to noise. Thursdays only. Anyone know the transmitter site?<br />

(Wendel Craighead-KS-USA, <strong>DX</strong>plorer March 5)<br />

UNID/RUSSIA ? 15165 clandestine La Voix de Djibouti noted today Thur<br />

March 4th again. TX signing-on at 15.29:49 UT. S=7-8 on Eton E1, but 7<br />

diodes shining on Sony ICF2010, - signal here in southern Germany. At 1620<br />

UT onwards a little stronger than 1530 UT.<br />

Maybe Samara site? sidelobe of 188 degrees?, but could be rather also a<br />

"dead zone" groundwave like signal from nearby Moldova Grigoriopol [if not<br />

WER, ISS] ?<br />

15.31:35 UT started audio feed, "La Voix de Djibouti" ID, + worldwide web<br />

address URL. Mentioned also FLSC? organization and also country names like<br />

Niger and Somalia. Started in Somali, but in second half hour also in<br />

French language and stronger signal.<br />

16.28:31 UT audio stopped suddenly midst on the song.<br />

16.29:31 UT TX switch off transmission.<br />

Listen to my local recording.<br />

Contains<br />

15165 La Voix de Djibouti,<br />

and for comparision at same time span<br />

from 05.32 min to 08.07 min short recording cuts of<br />

15230 RRI Bucharest, Ar<br />

15270 DWL Kigali, Ge<br />

15300 RFI, Fr<br />

15330 Marti VoA Greenville, Sp<br />

15345 RTM via Nador, Ar, very, very tiny audio, though strong carrier.<br />

15385 REE, Sp<br />

15545 IRIB, Ar<br />

15610 WEWN, En<br />

15630 VoGRC ERT Avlis, Gr<br />

15670 "Miraya 101 FM" via Rimavska Sobota Slovak Rep to Sudan,<br />

local Arabic, fluttery tiny signal.<br />

15825 WWCR<br />

(wb, wwdxc <strong>BC</strong>-<strong>DX</strong> <strong>TopNews</strong> March 4<br />

SLOVAK REP 7385 Miraya FM Radio via IRRS SW at Rimavska Sobota<br />

shortwave site in Slovak Republic: in Arabic scheduled 3-6 UT noted with<br />

S=9+20dB level at 0549 UT March 3.<br />

Also via Rimavska Sobota shortwave site, religious EGR on 5990 kHz in<br />

English noted on March 2nd at 6-7 UT.<br />

(wb, wwdxc <strong>BC</strong>-<strong>DX</strong> <strong>TopNews</strong> March 2/3)<br />

SOLOMON ISLS 5020 SI<strong>BC</strong> at 1152 UT in Tok Pisin, announcer speaking to<br />

someone via telephone, 1154 UT Gospel song by The Gaithers, 1159 UT with<br />

what might have been a devotional, 1202 UT man with ID "This is the<br />

Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation...", mentioned resuming "tomorrow<br />

file:///Z|/DOKUMENTATION-BULLETINS/WW<strong>DX</strong>D-<strong>BC</strong><strong>DX</strong>/2010/<strong>BC</strong><strong>DX</strong>954.TXT[11.06.2012 10:39:55]

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